Clean and Healthy
Streams
Missouri Stream Team provides opportunities for everyone to get involved in conserving Missouri’s streams through education, stewardship, and advocacy.
Missouri has 110,000 miles of streams that provide recreation, drinking water and serenity for ourselves and our children, but they need your help.
Stream Teams are made up of people with an interest in, and passion for, Missouri streams. If you are already a Stream Team, this website will provide a wealth of information on organizing your Team, participating in a variety of activities, and communicating with other Stream Teams all across the Show-Me state and beyond.
If you are thinking about forming a Stream Team, we have information on that, too. Exploring our website will show you how citizens have adopted a stream, volunteered their own time and effort to improve it, and have banded together with other Stream Teams to help improve Missouri’s streams.
ONBOARDING SESSions
Join our Virtual Stream Team Orientation & Onboarding Sessions to learn how to get involved in stream conservation efforts across Missouri.
These sessions cover the basics of the program, including how to register, create or join a team, report activities, request supplies, and find volunteer opportunities.
Open to new, prospective, and current volunteers seeking a refresher.
7,130+
Stream Teams
899,016+
Participants
35,498+
Water Quality Monitoring Trips
406,882+
Trees Planted
14,710+
Tons of Trash Removed
June is national rivers month and Missouri Stream Team is celebrating all month long
National Rivers Month
Join in the fun and earn a limited-edition 2026 National Rivers Month sticker! Complete a Missouri Stream Team National Rivers Month Activity during the month of June and file an activity report using one of the special National Rivers Month activity codes by July 15th to receive your sticker.
How to Participate
Education
- Attend the National Rivers Month Webinar (Details Coming Soon!)
- Watch Introduction to Water Quality Monitoring on YouTube and learn how our volunteers help keep track of water quality across the state of Missouri.
Stewardship
- Get your hands dirty and boots on the ground by participating in a stewardship activity like Litter Pickup or Invasive Species Removal.
- Participate in the new Missouri Crayfish Finders project: volunteers have the opportunity to assist Missouri Department of Conservation Biologists with surveying crayfish across the state. Anyone can participate.
Advocacy
- Attend a Show-Me Less Plastic community workshop in June (Details coming soon!)
Missouri Stream Team Slam
Take your involvement to the next level by completing the Missouri Stream Team Slam and be entered to win a Missouri Stream Team Swag Bag!
Complete each of the following challenges between June 1 to 30 and file your report by July 15 to be entered into the prize drawing:
- participate in a Litter Pickup or Invasive Species Removal,
- attend the National Rivers Month Webinar,
- watch Introduction to Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring on YouTube, and
- participate in the new Missouri Crayfish Finders project.
teams in the news
announcements
Clean Water Act Webinar
Did you miss out on the webinar? Get access to the slides from the webinar by clicking here.
View the recording on YouTube here.
Missouri Crayfish Finders
Missouri Stream Team is introducing a new citizen science project, Missouri Crayfish Finders! Volunteers have the opportunity to assist Missouri Department of Conservation Biologists with surveying crayfish across the state! Modeled after a similar program in Illinois, Missouri Crayfish Finders is easy to get involved with and anyone can participate.
Want to learn more?
Attend our virtual training on April 22, 6-7:30 p.m.
Register
here.
Start a Stream Team today and receive free training, supplies, and expert guidance from biologists to protect Missouri streams.
Our Stream Teams participate in many activities across Missouri all year round. If your Stream Team has particpated in an activity, report it here.
The Missouri Stream Team has many activities and events occuring year round. Please take a moment and review our calendar and then join us!
It can be difficult to find the time to help conserve, protect, and restore Missouri’s streams. Support Stream Team education and stewardship with a tax-deductible contribution.